In the face of such a heartbreaking goal that eliminated the USWNT at the 2023 World Cup, there’s only one way to cope: Some humor.
Because the goal that Alyssa Naeher thought she saved in the sudden-death portion of the penalty kick shootout was reviewed and it went in by MILLIMETERS, as VAR showed.
It reminded everyone of that time back in 2017 when the Dallas Cowboys and then-Oakland Raiders were tied and Dallas appeared to get a first down. When the chain gang couldn’t decide if the ball had gotten over the marker, referee Gene Steratore used an index card to measure and saw it was a first down.
Here come the jokes:
Anyone have an index card pic.twitter.com/3k0v4ANkXn
— Master (@MasterTes) August 6, 2023
Bring me the NFL official with the index card to get a ruling on this. https://t.co/ajmexlOo6y
— Phil Friend (@Phil_Friend) August 6, 2023
NFL refs couldn’t even get an index card in between there https://t.co/HSwLmOnPx8
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) August 6, 2023
Where is Gene Steratore and his index card when you need it? https://t.co/0nFESCDPn2 pic.twitter.com/8HZcTz2Vat
— Jeffrey Collins (@JSCollinsAP) August 6, 2023
I don’t even think Gene Steratore’s index card fits between the ball and the endline on Sweden’s PK. pic.twitter.com/9Qm21jzLrv
— Norm Charlatan (@normcharlatan) August 6, 2023
Needed Gene Steratore and his index card. #USWNT pic.twitter.com/3UTMuWPmBy
— Nick Yeoman (@NYeoman) August 6, 2023
And sometimes an index card when things get really tough! https://t.co/YZMLhItNeZ
— Isaac Luken (@Isaac_Luken) August 6, 2023
CFB’s high-tech index card method couldn’t even measure this. https://t.co/XDc3VwIM5g
— Emily Proud (@emily_proud) August 6, 2023
